Email Author Nick Lucchesi

2009 Stories by Nick Lucchesi

• Awful Breakup: Teen Charged in Neck-Slashing Death of Tyra Whittaker, 18

  published Dec 30, 2009

  A Metro East family mourns the death of Tyra Whittaker, who died Sunday night of a slash-wound to her neck, allegedly at the hands of her former boyfriend.Police officials say Kyle D. Starks, 19, of C... More >>

• Columbia Pictures Releases Trailer for The Bounty Hunter on Betacam, Really, Really Doesn't Want You to See It

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Just arrived here at the RFT, a curious betacam videotape for a new Jennifer Aniston vehicle that leaves one to wonder how in these final days of 2009 we are supposed to watch it.The IMDB plot synopsi... More >>

• Top 10 St. Louis New Year's Eve Parties Over $75 for 2009

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Feeling like going all-out this New Year's Eve in St. Louisr Here's our rundown of some best ways to have an extravagant last night of 2009 and first day of 2010. As always, call ahead, make reservati... More >>

• Ain't No Party Like a Patriot Party, Because a Patriot Party ... Involves "Celebrity Readings of the Bill of Rights"

  published Dec 29, 2009

  You could spend your New Year's Eve at a variety of parties in St. Louis. There's Western-themed hoedowns, rollerskating soirees, arts galas and more.But before you finalize your NYE plans, think... More >>

• St. Louis' Top 10 New Year's Eve Parties Under $75 for 2009

  published Dec 28, 2009

  The $75-and-under category for New Year's Eve parties this year seems to have grown a great deal since last year. From special-menus being offered at restaurants to expanded party packages at night cl... More >>

• Photos: God Fodder at the Fox Hole at Atomic Cowboy, 12/26/09

  published Dec 28, 2009

  St. Louis punk bands came together the day after Christmas at the Fox Hole, the new music venue at the Atomic Cowboy, to raise money for Nick Mardanes, a former St. Louis resident who's fighting cance... More >>

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  St. Louis' Top 10 Cheap New Year's Eve Parties for 2009

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Now more than ever, we need not-expensive alternatives to kicking a tough 2009 out the door and welcoming a new year. So we're bringing it back to you this year, our top ten list of cheap New Year's E... More >>

• Photos: Schlafly's 18th Birthday Party at The Tap Room, 12.26

  published Dec 28, 2009

  On Saturday afternoon, the Saint Louis Brewery, maker of Schlafly beer, celebrated its 18th birthday party by selling beer at 1991 prices -- about $3 a pint. Bargain-swill it ain't, but Schlafly drink... More >>

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  Charles W. Kemp, 18, Shot and Killed After He Allegedly Tried to Steal Pickup Truck

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Charles W. Kemp, 18, didn't have to pop the lock with a screwdriver, or bust out the window of the pickup he was trying to steal on Sunday morning. It was unlocked and the engine was already runn... More >>

• Photos: Jimmy Kuehnle, the Inflatable Suit Man, Walks Through Downtown St. Louis

  published Dec 22, 2009

  St. Louis native and performance artist Jimmy Kuehnle took a walk through Downtown St. Louis on Friday afternoon. Kuehnle "wears," although that isn't the most accurate term, a giant inflatable suit t... More >>

• Over the Weekend: El Monstero at the Pageant, Pitbull at Home Nightclub and "Sexy Santas" at Sol Lounge

  published Dec 21, 2009

  It's going to be difficult to get any real work done during this short holiday week, so why even tryr What you need to do is spend the next couple days sitting at your computer pretending to do work. ... More >>

• 10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 18-20, 2009

  published Dec 18, 2009

  This is the last non-holiday weekend 'til 2010, so get out there and enjoy it! Here are our ten suggestions for things to do this weekend that will cost your $10 or less! Looking for live musicr Here'... More >>

• Marvin Barnes, Rising ABA Star in the 1970s, Tells of Drug Dealing with the St. Louis Mob

  published Dec 17, 2009

  Looking back on his time playing for the Spirits of St. Louis in the 1970s, Marvin Barnes says he was one of the top five basketball players on the planet. He may well have been: As a player in the Am... More >>

• The Popular Click: Daily RFT's Biggest Posts of 2009

  published Dec 15, 2009

  We began 2009 with a new name for this blog (it used to go by "Stlog" if you remember) and yada-yada-yada now we are in December, looking back on, oh about 2,391 posts. Here -- in no specific order --... More >>

• Photos: Cross Examination, Humanoids at Deep Impact at Ramp Riders

  published Dec 14, 2009

  Florissant-based Deep Impact Skateboards hosted a skate competition on Saturday at Ramp Riders on Gravois. Photographer Nick Schelle captured the contest and the bands -- locals Cross Examination, the... More >>

• Blues Puncher Cam Janssen Loves the Nightlife, Baby

  published Dec 14, 2009

  St. Louis-born Cam Janssen remembers his first legit fight in the NHL and gives a ringing endorsement to Lure Nightclub on Washington Avenue in a recent interview posted over at InsideSTL.Here's a sni... More >>

• Blues Puncher Cam Janssen Loves the Nightlife, Baby

  published Dec 14, 2009

  St. Louis-born Cam Janssen remembers his first legit fight in the NHL and gives a ringing endorsement to Lure Nightclub on Washington Avenue in a recent interview posted over at InsideSTL.Here's a sni... More >>

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  Over the Weekend: Photos from Santarchy 2009, Designer Drugs at Shock City Music, Dillinger Escape Plan at Pop's, a Review of Trans Siberian Orchestra

  published Dec 14, 2009

  It's Monday, December 14. Happy Monkey Day, National Bouillabaisse Day and while we're at it, happy birthday to Nostradamus. Here's a recap of our weekend coverage:Santarchy '09rSantarchy '09 -- the c... More >>

• 10 Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 11-13, 2009

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Any other month of the year you might be called a cheap-skate, penny-pinching tight-wad. But this is December. Being low on expendable funds ostensibly means you've spent your hard-earned money on gif... More >>

• Photos: Star Wars in Concert Last Night at the Scottrade Center, 12/10/09

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Star Wars in Concert, the symphonic tribute to the six George Lucas films, wraps up its U.S. dates Sunday in Nashville. Last night, the tour stopped in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center. Photographer ... More >>

• Obama's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (Graphic)

  published Dec 10, 2009

  President Barack Obama was briefly in Oslo, Norway today to accept his Nobel Peace Prize. He gave a speech (transcript here). Below is an infographic that gives prominence to the words he used the mo... More >>

• Who's Up for a Game of "Spin the Gun"r

  published Dec 10, 2009

  This image was shot during Bishie Con, the subject of this week's RFT feature story by Aimee Levitt, who informs us that the gun was a prop from someone's costume.Consider this your open-caption conte... More >>

• A Polite Chat with Anthony Daniels, the Voice of Star Wars' C-3PO, who Comes to St. Louis Thursday for Star Wars In Concert

  published Dec 09, 2009

  Anthony Daniels -- that's An-TON-ee -- is not the nervous, bumbling droid C-3PO he played in six Star Wars movies. In fact, although he's not quite sure where the personality for the protocol droid c... More >>

• Photos: LA Riots at Sol Lounge, December 5, 2009

  published Dec 06, 2009

  Last night LA Riots played the Midtown venue Sol Lounge, bringing in an estimated 400 people, according to organizer Dwight Carter. Only half of the DJ duo -- Daniel LeDisko -- was in attendance. (Jon... More >>

• Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, December 4-6, 2009

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Inexpensive holiday crap abounds this weekend! Some of it's free, some of it's $6, all of it's $10 or less! So please, take this opportunity to escort your friends -- naughty or nice -- to one of thes... More >>